Post on 18-Oct-2020
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Goals for this morning
•Provide some historical background to key regions
• Learn to “think local”
•Discover new wines that have broad appeal, yet still maintain a sense of place
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
A quick look at the geography
Prior to 1871 Current day
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Lay of the land
Italy
• Country: Italy
• Region: Campania
• Province: Avellino
• Commune: Tufo
USA
• Country: United States
• State: Ohio
• County: Montgomery
• City: Dayton
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Le Marche
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Regional Capital: Ancona (Portland, ME)
• Founded by the Greeks
• Major feature: Monte Conero
• Famous pilgrimage site of the Basilica della Santa Casa
• Famous red of Montepulciano
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Wine number 1
• Verdicchio di Matelica DOC, Fontezoppa, 2013
• Sandwhiched between the Apennine and pre-Appenineranges.
• 350m
• Wide diurnals in temperature
• Slightly austere; more ageworthy
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Campania
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Regional Capital: Naples (Fort Wayne, IN)
• Coastal area: Amalfi, Sorrento, Positano
• Mt Vesuvius (79CE)
• Avellino: hazelnuts, summer truffles, Sulphur mines
• Tony Soprano’s grandfather is from Avellino!
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Wine number 2
• Fiano di Avellino DOCG, NATIV, 2012
• 400-500 meters
• Mix of calcareous, clay, volcanic
• Fiano vine native to Avellino
• Vine has shorter life than most
• Wines are cellar worthy
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Wine number 3
• Greco di Tufo DOCG, Benito Ferrara ‘Vigna Cicogna’ 2013
• Single vineyard, east facing
• 500 meters
• Greco brought by Greeks
• Famous Tuff soil; compact volcanic
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Veneto
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Regional Capital: Venice (Ottawa, Canada)
• Most Serene Venetian Republic
• Stretched down through modern day Croatia
• Provided fleets of ships for eager crusaders
• Lake Garda: Italy’s largest lake
• Veneto: highest volume production
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Wine number 4
• Bardolino DOC, Cavalchina, 2013
• Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
• Tank fermented to retain freshness
• Soil is based on ancient glacial deposits
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Wine number 5 (back to the Marche)
• Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC, Velenosi, 2013
• Unique tear-shape grapes
• Very aromatic
• Not related to Lacryma in Campania
• DOC is within the Castelli di JesiDOC known for Verdicchio
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Tuscany
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Regional Capital: Florence (Milwaukee, WI)
• The land of Sangiovese synonyms
• Settled by ancient Etruscans
• Old rivalries of Florence/Siena
• Montepulciano ally to Florence
• Medici influence on culture
• Vino Rosso Scelto di Montepulciano (original name)
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Wine number 6
• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, Dei ‘Bossona’ Reserva, 2008
• 100% Prugnolo Gentile
• Single vineyard produced only in the best years
• 36 month in 750L Tonneaux
• 12 month in bottle
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Umbria
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Regional Capital: Perugia (Concord, NH)
• Settled by ancient Umbrian (longtime enemy of the Etruscans)
• Fields of Sunflower and potatoes
• Famous towns of Assisi and Orvieto
• Montefalco hilltop town
• Historically passito style wines
• Dry table wine began in 1970s
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Wine number 7
• Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Antonelli San Marco, 2007
• Sagrantino dates back 400 years
• Fewer than 2,000 acres planted
• 100% sagrantino
• Maceration last 25-40 days, wines then moved to barrel for 24 months, then glass-lined cement for 12 month, then bottle for 12 month
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015
Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015